燕
lovebird, swallow; Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409–436); surname Yan; swallow (family Hirundinidae)
- Strokes
- 16
- Pinyin
- yàn, yān
Parts
Built from 燕
Words with 燕
- 乳燕rǔ yàn · ruyanbaby swallow
- 公燕gōng yàn · gongyanbanquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
- 前燕qián yān · qianyanFormer Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
- 北燕běi yān · beiyanNorthern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
- 南燕nán yān · nanyanSouthern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
- 家燕jiā yàn · jiayan(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 岩燕yán yàn · yanyan(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- 后燕hòu yān · houyanLater Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
- 洋燕yáng yàn · yangyan(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- 燕京yān jīng · yanjingYanjing, an old name for Beijing; capital of Yan at different periods
- 燕国yān guó · yanguoYan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
- 燕子yàn zi · yanziswallow
- 燕山yān shān · yanshanYan mountain range across north Hebei
- 燕梳yàn shū · yanshu(dialect) insurance (loanword)
- 燕科yàn kē · yankeHirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
- 燕窝yàn wō · yanwoedible bird's nest
- 燕赵yān zhào · yanzhaoYan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers
- 燕隼yàn sǔn · yansun(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- 燕雀yàn què · yanque(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry
- 燕麦yàn mài · yanmaioats
- 菜燕cài yàn · caiyanagar-agar
- 贻燕yí yàn · yiyanto leave peace for the future generations
- 银燕yín yàn · yinyansilver swallow; airplane (affectionate)
- 雏燕chú yàn · chuyanswallow chick
- 雨燕yǔ yàn · yuyanswift; Apodidae (the swift family)
- 天燕座tiān yàn zuò · tianyanzuoApus (constellation)
- 孙燕姿sūn yàn zī · sunyanziStefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
- 小燕尾xiǎo yàn wěi · xiaoyanwei(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
- 崖沙燕yá shā yàn · yashayan(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
- 斑腰燕bān yāo yàn · banyaoyan(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)